Brennan, Maeve
The Long-Winded Lady
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913512446
- author:
- Brennan, Maeve
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Peninsula Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13 x 1.9 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Collections, Essays,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Long-Winded Lady is a collection of prose sketches that capture the essence of New York City's everyday life. Written by Maeve Brennan and originally published in The New Yorker between 1954 and 1981, these essays are presented here in full with a new introduction by Sinead Gleeson.
Brennan's observations on the city's cheap hotels, unassuming restaurants, and crowded streets offer a unique perspective on the human experience. With her characteristic wit and precision, she navigates the metropolis, revealing its wavering spectacle with uncanny accuracy.
These slight yet powerful essays are both hallucinatory and hyperreal, making them a compelling read for anyone interested in city life and the art of observation.
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